However, a lot of video files are still encoded using DivX or Xvid. You could just re-encode all of these files H.264 using a tool likeFFmpegX. But it would be so much more convenient if you could simply play arbitrary video files in FrontRow. The solution is to run through and roll out the third-party codecs required to make all of this work. Perian Now the easiest solution (by far) is to just set up the Perian codec....

More than likely the cause is that Windows renamed the drive to a letter that is already in use. This will happen if you have several card readers, thumb drives or external hard drives attached. It will also happen if you are on a data pipe and have mapped drives. To find the drive and then rename it, you’ll want to right-choose My Computer and select Manage. From the Computer Management screen, select Disk Management....

Open Outlook Options by choosing Tools \ Options from the menu. Choose the Mail Format tab, and confirm to uncheck the boxes to use Word. Now to create our template. Now you should be able to choose File \ Save As from the menu. Now when you go to the location where you saved your template you will have an Outlook Template icon. Just double-tap the icon, hit send and you are done!...

The close tab buttons on each tab in Firefox 2 are really annoying. Notice the single close button on the right. Here you’ll ensure you uncheck the “Close tab button” checkbox. It’s really quite incredible.

In this window"All"is selected by default. Change it by checking"Selection"then OK. This will only print out the text you have highlighted and will work for specific images also. Just highlight the image and use the same process. This should work in Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Changing this option is extremely easy. Just open Tools \ Options, and you should see the Downloads section right on the very first screen. smack the Browse button to select a new folder.

Open up the registry editor by typing regedit into the run box. Just right-click and Delete the keys that you don’t want to show up. Restart Internet Explorer, and the menu item should be gone. This tip should work for either IE6 or IE7.

The quickest way to lock your gear screen is to just use the Win+L keyboard shortcut. Right-click wherever you want to create the shortcut, choose New, and then Shortcut. Enter the following text into the shortcut textbox. Note that the screen will look different on Windows XP, but the same text should work. rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation Enter a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish. That’s about all there is to it....

The headers and footers that always print along with the page when printing a page can be irritating. If you want to permanently turn these options off, you might use the Page Setup option instead. Just punch Page Setup, and then you should see this dialog. && - A single ampersand (&) you could combine these in any format you want.

So all in all, power-users will probably be happier with a Mac Mini. And on top of that, you may already have a Mini lying around that you want to convert. I have my Mini (as well as my server) plugged into a gigabit Ethernet switch. The next important thing is to get your Mini actuallyconnectedto the television. For this you’ll need two cables and (at least one adapter). The adaptor can be purchased from Applehere($20 USD)....

In XP, your encrypted files would be lost if you changed your password. Thankfully Vista reminds you immediately after the first time you encrypt a file. Select “Back up now” from the wizard screen. You’ll have to enter a password for the key. This password will be used if you try and restore the encryption key later. verify you choose a good password, and verify that it’s also something you’ll remember....

Set the optionbrowser.tabs.tabMinWidthto0to completely disable this feature. you’ve got the option to also choose the max number of rows to display. Don’t ask me what happened to that screenshot. It looks like it was eroded away… There’s really a zillion options in this extension.

It can happen when you install ISP software, or if you get a pre-built computer from somewhere.